Around 3:00 a.m. Sunday – Darke County Deputies, Arcanum Rescue, and Pitsburg Fire Department were dispatched to the 9900 block of Castine Gordon Road, Laura, OH on the report of an accident with unknown injuries. Upon Deputies arrival, the vehicle was unoccupied. The driver was located a short time later in a corn field.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze was traveling east on Castine Gordon Road, east of State Route 49. The Cruze traveled across the center line and struck a ditch culvert before traveling to the other side of the roadway and struck a utility pole before coming to rest.
The driver of the Cruze was identified as 36-year-old Jacob Hobbs of West Milton, Ohio. Hobbs was transported to Wayne Healthcare for suspected minor injuries. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the accident.